NEW YORK — (NEW YORK) -- The doorbell at 224 West 4th Street in Manhattan's West Village doesn't work, which is why Will Fann is leaving a note on the door. That note is one of the only handwritten things at the Fat Cat Fab Lab on a recent Saturday, because the space is hosting a gathering of computer keyboard enthusiasts.
"It's usually just bring your keyboard - or just show up - talk to other people about, like, what you're doing, what you're planning to build, what you have built [and] show off whatever keyboard you want to show off," he said.
For this meet, keyboard enthusiasts congregate under a multicolored lighting fixture styled to look like an alien spacecraft. Huddled around wooden tables, attendees browse a diverse selection of customized keyboards. Notecards are perched above each one, with words like"Royal Kludge,""Kailh tactiles" and"float mount" detailing each board's specifications .
"They're little plastic cubes with a cross-shaped stem on it," said John Poblador, a software consultant who brought two keyboards to the meet."And the internals of the cross-shaped stem is actually what determines the feel." Not all keyboards are for typing, either. Gordon Biggs showed off his homemade keypad, which he says has a WiFi chip inside.
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